Akamai: Philippines has marked improvements on Internet connectivity

Akamai, a leading content delivery network services provider for media, software delivery and cloud security solution, revealed on their 3rd quarter survey that the Philippines has registered significant improvements in terms of connectivity.

This prompted National Telecommunications Commission Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios to say that the Philippines’ fixed-line broadband speed is set to improve further once the Duterte administration’s National Broadband Plan is implemented.

Based on Akamai’s Q3 report, the country’s average connection speed (IPv4) for mobile internet has now ranked first in the Asia Pacific region, registering an average speed of 13.9 Mbps up from 8.5 Mbps in the second quarter.

Akamai’s report also cited an improvement on the “above 10 Mbps broadband adoption” category, of which the Philippines adoption rate is now at 5.4 percent, representing a growth rate for the country of 9.1 percent QoQ and 517 percent YoY.

The Philippines also showed an improvement in the “15 Mbps broadband adoption” category, of which the country is now at 2.4 percent adoption, or an improvement 11 percent QoQ 645 percent YoY.

According to Commissioner Cabarios, the significant improvement in the mobile internet speed may be attributed to the recent activation by Globe Telecom and Smart of Long Term Evolution (LTE) cell sites, making use of the 700 MHz spectrum.

He added that once the Department of Information and Communication Technology finalizes the national broadband plan, it will surely boost fixed-line internet speed and improve coverage across the country.

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